John Prine’s wife Fiona Whelan Prine has provided an update on the beloved singer/songwriter, noting he is still seriously ill on his eighth day in the ICU.
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Sunday night's TV special, Fox Presents: The iHeart Living Room Concert for America, has now raised $10m for Feeding America and First Responders Children’s Foundation. The show will be aired again on 4/6 at 9pm on Fox.
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Sony Corp. has established the $100m Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19 to support those around the world affected by the Coronavirus. The music division and other units will be able to direct donations to specific areas of need.
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Rob Stringer followed up the announcement of Sony’s $100m COVID-19 relief fund by praising the efforts of Sony Music employees and artists during the current pandemic. “It’s a reminder of the power of music to bring people together and through hard times,” he writes in a memo to staff. Read it in full.
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6ix9ine has officially been granted an early, "compassionate release," allowing him to serve the remainder of his imprisonment (4 months) via home confinement. The Government declared there was "no opposition to Wednesday's request," and Judge Engelmayer ruled Thursday afternoon the rapper could be released immediately...
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Warner's Andra Day is reaping the benefits from huge syncs for her uplifting anthem "Rise Up." NBC's Today Show montage catapulted the track to the top of iTunes, while big spots from State Farm and ABC's For Life move the needle...
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XO's The Weeknd graces the cover of our latest mag, following his #1 blockbuster After Hours. While Republic chieftain Monte Lipman lands on our contents page...
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In what's now being billed as a weekly panel discussion on the state of the industry, Q&A and Human Re Sources will be holding another in a series of Zoom video-conferences today at 7pm ET/4pm PT.
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Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now" settles into its new peak at #4 on Spotify's daily U.S. streaming chart. XO/Republic hold two in the top 5, with The Weeknd maintaining #1. Powfu and NLE Choppa reach new peaks...
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Fiona Apple has set a date to release her first album in eight years. Through a video, the Grammy-winner announced Fetch The Bolt Cutters, her fifth studio LP, would be released digitally on 4/17 via Epic. Watch the announcement...
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